Presentations for the EPOC High-Level Special Session on the Costs of Inaction

Opening Remarks and Introduction

• Mr. Serge Lepeltier, Minister of Ecology and Sustainable Development, France (text in French, English coming soon)
• Mr. Sherif Arif, Environmental Economist, The World Bank 

The Costs of Inaction with Respect to Human Health Impacts from Pollution

• Dr. Ståle Navrud, Norwegian University of Life Sciences
• Dr. Graham Loomes, University of East Anglia
• Dr. Fernando Tudela, Deputy Minister for Planning and Environmental Policy, Mexico
• Mr. Bjorn Erikson, OHS Senior Adviser, Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (TUAC)

The Costs of Inaction with Respect to Climate Change

• Dr. William Cline, Institute for International Economics
• Dr. Richard Tol, Hamburg University and Free University of Amsterdam
• Dr. Karsten Sach, Deput Director-General International Co-operation, German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature and Conservation and Nuclear Safety
• Mr. Baudouin Kelecom, Corporate Issue Senior Advisor, ExxonMobil, and Vice chair of the BIAC Energy Committee

The Costs of Inaction with Respect to Biodiversity Loss

• Dr. Geoffrey Heal, Columbia University
• Dr. Jackie Van Goethen, Belgian Focal Point tot he CBD, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences
• Mr. Ian Dickie, Senior Economist, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds